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May 4, 2023 at 8:53 | comment | added | user62907 | I personally think it is impossible to define that boundary; however, one can argue reasonably that given the history of a lack of supernatural explanations explaining anything, this threshold should be very high. Arguably, the very notion of a supernatural cause may be incoherent, since there is nothing to suggest we've ever come across any causal process for any event that wasn't material and directly or indirectly observable by the senses. | |
May 4, 2023 at 8:49 | comment | added | user65758 | yes "likely to explain the results better". the comment about aliens makes sense, but where do you draw the line? when is a skill at hypnotism "supernatural" according to our current understanding? random example/not what i was thinking of man | |
May 4, 2023 at 8:40 | history | answered | user62907 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |